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Name: Wyartite II RRUFF ID: R090061 Ideal Chemistry: CaU5+(U6+O2)2O4(OH)·3H2O Locality: Shinkolobwe mine, Katanga, Congo Source: William W. Pinch Owner: RRUFF Description: Elongated and striated platy translucent black crystals. This is the material known as the dehydrated phase of wyartite, sometimes known as wyartite II (Hawthorne et al, 2006) Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. |
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RRUFF ID: | R090061.9 | ||||||
Sample Description: | Single crystal, powder profile is calculated | ||||||
Cell Refinement Output: |
a: 11.236(1)Å b: 7.136(1)Å c: 17.063(2)Å alpha: 90° beta: 90° gamma: 90° Volume: 1368.1(5)Å3 Crystal System: orthorhombic |
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REFERENCES for Wyartite II | |
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Hawthorne F C, Finch R J, Ewing R C (2006) The crystal structure of dehydrated wyartite, Ca(CO3)[U5+(U6+O2)2O4(OH)](H2O)3, The Canadian Mineralogist, 44, 1379-1385 [view file] |
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